New HP Research Indicates Workplace Mental Health Improving, Workers Continue to Adopt AI
Workers continue to embrace AI – 59 nine percent of knowledge workers now use work-provided AI tools daily or weekly, up from 46 percent in 2025.
Workers continue to embrace AI – 59 nine percent of knowledge workers now use work-provided AI tools daily or weekly, up from 46 percent in 2025.
Office OEMs continue to expand heavily into not only production but also specialty printing, as office print volumes plateau. OEMs must also contend with a massive generational shift, as some 60 percent of print buyers are now millennials with unique preferences.
At the PRINTING United Expo 2026 being held this week in Las Vegas, HP Inc. is showcasing its latest innovations......
Third-party research firm forecasts global PC shipments to decline by 20 percent in 2026, due to persistent computer memory shortage.
Ricoh buying out ETRIA partners? Canon and HP acquiring to expand industrial and commercial print? We take a look.
According to Gartner, the building of AI data center capacity is the largest infrastructure project humanity has even undertaken, and is occurring despite increased memory costs.
The Middle East War also weighed on oil prices, placing stress on supply chains and causing end users to delay purchasing decisions, suppressing shipments in the second quarter.
A U.S. federal court has dismissed an antitrust class-action lawsuit involving HP Inc.’s Dynamic Security automatic firmware updates for its printers.
Over the years, the office printer and copier/MFP industry has faced many challenges – from third-party printer supplies, to the advent of email and digital workflows…
HP does have a lot of printer/copier models – but so does its rivals. We explore the hows and whys.
“This is an all-too-common issue facing American technology companies. When standard-essential patent owners like Huawei sue companies with standards-compliant products, American companies often have no choice but to enter into licenses in exchange for the ability to continue serving customers.”
On August 26th, HP Inc. reported its financial results for its third quarter, which consisted of the three months that ended on July 31, 2026…
According to market-research firm Research and Markets, the global market for ink-cartridge printers was $17.6 Billion in 2025 and is projected to reach $24.9 Billion by 2032…
The city received this designation by the China Computer Industry Association in 2010, and now produces an estimated 70 percent of the world’s third-party (not authorized by OEMs) ink and toner cartridges.
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by Kathleen Wirth · Published August 25, 2026 · Last modified August 26, 2026
The physical print server belongs to a bygone era of cubicles and local area networks. Security updates like Windows Protected Print are dismantling legacy print-driver architectures, making cloud-native printing the standard for modern enterprise IT.
AI data centers are increasing demand, resulting in price increases and shortages. AI data center companies have also already pre-booked and bought out manufacturing, so that recovery may not occur until 2028.
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